The “Lael Rides Alaska” Women's Scholarship is available to one female rider who will design and ride a 1,000 mile route in Alaska during the summer of 2018. Based off of Lael Wilcox's 2017 summer project to ride all of the major roads in Alaska, this scholarship is intended to enable another woman to engage in her own bicycle adventure in Alaska. Read the rest

"Game day...
I’ve got my work cut out for me. Two hundred wintry miles is serious business. There’s snow in the forecast here. There’s also an incredible energy here in Island Park. The camaraderie is thick. There’s a field of friends here, and this event continuously manages to attract some pretty special people. I consider myself lucky to be among them.
Somehow, I am ready." Read the rest

The beauty of this venture is that there’s no pressure. Have fun, take breaks when you want and be safe. We stop shy of the summit of Hahns Peak because the snow was getting a little bony. No sweat! Drink water, crack a beverage, knock sticky snow off of skins and kick back. Read the rest

"My staples for camping food include corn cooked on the coals in the husk, Amy's soup warmed by the fire, and roasted mango jalapeno chicken sausage. Top all this off with good chocolate and a Moscow mule made with Colorado distilled Deerhammer whiskey. Oh yeah!" Read the rest